Md. Code, Environment § 9-412.1
This is the official text of Md. Code, Environment § 9-412.1, part of Maryland’s Code, Environment — governs environmental protection.
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§9–412.
Official statutory text
§9–412.1.
(a) A person may not tamper, attempt to tamper, or make a threat to tamper with a public water system.
(b) (1) The Department may bring a civil action against any person who tampers, attempts to tamper, or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system.
(2) The court may impose a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for actual tampering, or not more than $20,000 for each attempt to tamper.
(a) A person may not tamper, attempt to tamper, or make a threat to tamper with a public water system.
(b) (1) The Department may bring a civil action against any person who tampers, attempts to tamper, or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system.
(2) The court may impose a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for actual tampering, or not more than $20,000 for each attempt to tamper.
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